Wiggins up to seventh in WorldTour Ranking after Vuelta

Britain’s Bradley Wiggins (Sky) has moved up to seventh place in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) WorldTour Ranking after his third spot overall in the 2011 Vuelta a Espana.

The latest edition of the ranking takes into account points earned by riders placing highly in the Vuelta a Espana, Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.

In addition to his Vuelta points, Wiggins has accrued points for his overall win in the Criterium du Dauphine and placing third overall in Paris-Nice.

Vuelta a Espana runner-up and fellow Brit Chris Froome (Sky) enters the ranking in 25th place. Vuelta winner Juan Jose Cobo (Geox-TMC) is absent from the ranking as he does not ride for a UCI ProTeam.

Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) moved into the top position in the ranking after winning the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec in Canada on Friday followed by a third place in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal on Sunday.

Tour de France winner Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) sits in second place in the ranking, with Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) in third.

Froome and Wiggins’ second and third places overall in the Vuelta a Espana have moved Great Britain up to fifth in the ranking-by-nation. Spain retains its position as top nation, with Belgium moving up into second.

Gilbert’s Omega Pharma-Lotto team take the place of Leopard-Trek in the ranking-by-team. Sky moves up to third place in the table.

The UCI’s WorldTour Ranking is compiled using a points system, with points awarded for one-day race, tour stage and stage race overall finishing positions for events in the UCI’s WorldTour.

The amount of points awarded depends on the ranking of the event. For example, winning the Tour de France overall gives a rider twice as many points as winning the Eneco Tour overall.

The next counting event in the UCI WorldTour will be the inaugural Tour of Beijing, China, from October 5-9.

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